Both death metal and grind are difficult genres for a lot of people to really get into. Fair enough, sometimes it comes down to acquired taste, other times it might just not be someones cup of tea. Then you come across bands like Kraanium, who play a form of brutal death metal with more than a few grind touches here and there, it comes as no surprise why so many people are averse to this form of music.

...Not out of any repulsion because of the violent album artwork and brutal song titles, but mostly because of the sheer boredom Post Mortal Coital Fixation exudes. Start off with a decently brutal riff, then repeat and repeat and repeat. This album is so mind-numbingly samey, the songs feel as if they're pushing Opeth levels of song length. It only feels that way, though. The songs, in actuality, usually clock in at around 3 minutes. To put this in perspective, there's generally only about 35 seconds worth of material per song...That's including the 8 seconds of obligatory horror movie sound bites. In fact, it really brings in the mind the band Mortician; horror movie sound bites, violent imagery, and song writing so forgettable that rarely amounts to anything more than aimless noise. Fair enough, it might not be as bad as Mortician, but the only distinctly enjoyable aspect about Kraanium is the same factor they share with Mortician; the feeling of brutal ferocity. Unfortunately, the entertainment factor of that feeling really doesn't last long if the song writing is thoroughly uncreative at the best of times.

Perhaps this brutally generic death/grind album would have been more appropriate as an EP. It's mildly amusing in short doses, as a lot of these gore-obsessed type bands can be. As a whole, though, Post Mortal Coital Fixation is just another bland album.

I didn't hear an ounce of grind in this to be honest - just pure slam/brutal death metal. The production job absolutely botches the drums, and the chugging riffs are buried way too deep in the mix along with the vocals for you to even notice the musicianship. There also aren't nearly as many sound bites as you implied. :/

Overall this is pretty tame for slam standards to be honest, and their Abominable Putridity cover is a waste of time. If they focused more on writing a few catchy hooks and altered their production so you could hear more than just a snare drum then maybe people would enjoy this more. Probably a 5/10 for me.

(On a side note, this is quite a step down from The Art of Female Sodomy.) They took their Cannibal Corpse-styled slam and stripped it of its brutality by mixing the drums too high. Without that muffled fuzz they don't sound nearly as heavy.

I've been internally wrestling with this "band you hate to love" for decades. Entertaining as hell to me- yet I always think "Why is this so fucking awesome?" Lol. Besides...I hung out with them. That helped me comprehend them much more.

...I actually did an spittake when I read this. Major mindfuck considering how Pain:Noise:March is one of my favorite albums of all time.

Fucked up...

Written by Boxcar Willy on 28.05.2012 at 22:31I wonder why he's apart of this POS.

This is a similar feeling to the one I got when the frontman from Ahab was a member of Midnattsol. Fortunately the dude isn't there anymore... But why he spent 7 years in that band is beyond me. Me theory is that they maybe needed to get in contact with shit in order to make some magnificent music.

Written by Boxcar Willy on 28.05.2012 at 22:31I wonder why he's apart of this POS.

This is a similar feeling to the one I got when the frontman from Ahab was a member of Midnattsol. Fortunately the dude isn't there anymore... But why he spent 7 years in that band is beyond me. Me theory is that they maybe needed to get in contact with shit in order to make some magnificent music.

Maybe people just have very wide tastes?

I mean I play 1000 different styles everyday, as my tastes are fairly wide.

but still playing shit, is still shit. like you said, maybe they need to hear shit, to avoid it.

I like this one a lot. It stands out among slam albums for the same reasons people are picking it apart. The mix and sound overall is filthy but excellent. I have no problem with the mix. Though it can lack diversity or be repetitive, at times, the formula sits right on the cutting edge of quality slam and the album overall is terrific. Not the best out there, but quite good and one of the best slam albums I listen to regularly. I think this one sets the bar pretty high for others to follow and don't understand the complaints about it. Sure, Begging For Incest or Abominable Putridity are better releases, but this album is still pretty high up there on my list. I can understand non-slam fans taking issue with it, though. It's not a round peg in a round hole.